MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F034.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510161800F034.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 34 hour NAM valid 4Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.62,-97.27 Latitude: 37.62 Longitude: -97.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 56 SFC 961 405 22.4 18.5 79 3.9 19.7 300 1 298.9 301.5 294.3 340.0 14.08 2 950 502 23.4 16.5 65 6.9 18.7 341 3 300.9 303.2 293.7 337.6 12.48 3 900 972 20.0 14.4 70 5.6 16.3 230 6 302.2 304.3 293.4 336.3 11.55 4 850 1463 16.2 13.7 85 2.5 14.6 212 14 303.2 305.3 293.8 337.9 11.69 5 800 1976 12.2 10.9 92 1.3 11.4 223 24 304.2 306.1 293.0 335.0 10.32 6 750 2514 8.3 7.4 94 0.9 7.8 238 28 305.6 307.2 292.2 331.7 8.64 7 700 3082 6.2 -3.4 50 9.6 1.5 237 30 309.4 310.2 289.6 322.7 4.26 8 650 3685 2.3 -11.0 37 13.2 -3.1 242 36 311.6 312.0 288.6 319.8 2.55 9 600 4326 -1.8 -18.5 27 16.7 -7.4 247 42 314.1 314.4 288.4 319.0 1.48 10 550 5012 -5.4 -29.1 13 23.8 -11.3 246 47 317.7 317.9 288.7 319.9 0.62 11 500 5753 -10.0 -34.9 11 24.9 -15.2 245 48 320.8 320.9 289.4 322.2 0.39 12 450 6557 -15.5 -41.8 9 26.3 -19.7 245 49 323.7 323.7 290.1 324.5 0.22 13 400 7434 -21.5 -45.0 10 23.6 -24.5 244 53 327.1 327.1 291.1 327.8 0.17 14 350 8402 -29.1 -49.0 13 19.8 -31.0 246 56 329.4 329.5 291.7 329.9 0.13 15 300 9482 -38.7 -47.2 40 8.5 -39.3 249 63 330.9 330.9 292.2 331.6 0.18 16 250 10704 -48.8 -54.5 51 5.7 -49.0 252 71 333.6 333.6 292.8 334.0 0.09 17 200 12153 -52.7 -70.1 10 17.4 -53.1 253 86 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.02 18 150 13983 -59.4 -81.2 4 21.8 -59.6 248 63 367.7 367.7 300.1 367.7 0.00 19 100 16463 -68.7 -85.3 7 16.6 -68.8 248 42 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.86 m Freezing level: 621.67 mb = 4047.99 m = 13280.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 683.54 mb = 3275.59 m = 10746.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.89 % Est. max temperature: 27.34 C = 81.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 907.49 mb = 900.23 m = 2953.49 ft T: 20.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.10 C/km ThetaE index: 18.82 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 815.04 mb = 1817.99 m = 5964.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.25 C = 81.06 F Cap Strength: 1.50 C Lifted Index: -2.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.52 C Showalter Index: -2.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.07 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.30 C Cross Totals Index: 23.77 C K Index: 30.40 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 262.14 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.08 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 687.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 839.65 mb = 1566.33 m = 5138.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 784.65 mb = 2137.06 m = 7011.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.65 mb = 11115.30 m = 36467.06 ft B at Equ Level: 675.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 174.65 mb = 13014.98 m = 42699.54 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.2 at 32.1 knts Storm direction: 271.2 at 24.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 2.3 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 183.3 neg: -14.6 tot: 168.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.67 Bulk Rich Number: 6.01 Bulk Shear: 114.28 m/s